Liga MX Resumes, Miguel Herrera Still Seeking Answers




Beyond The Pitch show

Summary: Now that Liga MX Clausura 2014 has begun in Mexico there are no shortage of impact factors that will face not only the professional league, but also the rapidly pressurized world surrounding Miguel Herrera who has even more questions to answer in advance of some very important fixtures that will both shape and define what the Mexico National Team should or could look like once the big moment arrives in June at the World Cup. Joining Anto to discuss these matters and a new wrinkle in the foreign player rules for Mexican football is journalist and commentator Martha Guerra to help us untangle and examine what the ramifications really are within the greater context of tradition and actual application of these rules. Nowhere else but Chivas will these question gain the most traction as the club continues to flirt with relegation after a long line of poor decisions, uneven performances and yet a clear unwillingness to evolve with these changes. We also examine the early days for Antonio Mohammed at America where early fixtures have revealed both an unsteadiness and even some promise having avenged their loss in the Final to Leon, and we even take an early look at some emerging contenders. But the biggest questions here are about economic trends, evolution of the Mexican game and then always the massive decisions facing Miguel Herrera who must now decide whether to continue on the path that led to success in the playoff matches with New Zealand, where he relied on those domestic players, or whether he will reach out again for the European class of players who could deliver some quality for improved competition once the matches begin in Brazil this summer. The answers are never simple in Mexico given the battles behind the scenes between some massive names and their politics and once again Miguel Herrera seems destined to serve the interests of too many masters behind the scenes.